Author Archives: Nicole Battles

Nicole Battles is the Membership Outreach Manager at the Minnesota State Bar Association. She spends her non-working hours trying to keep up with her 2-year-old son, watching reality TV, and cooking. She would like to help the readers make the most of all their Bar Association has to offer. She also wants to be sure that the Bar Association is staying current on the issues facing this group and can have solutions and resources available.

Affordable Half-Day CLE Program with Ethics Credit

Nicole Battles April 11, 2011

Still time to register for new lawyers "essential" CLE

Law School Debt Survey Results

Nicole Battles March 23, 2011

The results are in: Law school debt is as bad as you thought it was

What’s Your Law School Debt Story?

Nicole Battles January 21, 2011

State Bar wants to know how much debt you have, promises to be gentle.

Large 1L Class at WM

Nicole Battles September 2, 2010

Even with a sluggish job market, new 1Ls turning out in droves for fall semester. Why?

Criminal Use of Technology

Nicole Battles August 25, 2010

The potential pitfalls of social media: Do these technologies really pose a threat to users? Do you think services such as Four Square and Facebook need to do more to educate their users?

Networking Tips

Nicole Battles August 10, 2010

By Nicole Battles I have hosted a number of networking events, and it is always clear who is good at networking and who is not. ...